After fueling Manchester United’s Champions League charge with crucial goals, Matheus Cunha hits back at bizarre claims of a secret pact to sideline him before the World Cup.
Matheus Cunha has exploded into life at Manchester United across 2026, scoring some huge goals during Michael Carrick's 14 fixtures in charge.
Initially starting on the bench under the current United boss, he created Patrick Dorgu's goal against Manchester City before scoring the winning goal himself against Arsenal, earning him a call-up back to the starting XI.
He's since gone from strength to strength and become one of United's most dangerous attacking players, despite questions regarding whether he can adapt to playing as a left-winger rather than his traditional 'inside forward' position.
His most recent goal was the opening of United's 3-2 win over Liverpool, which saw the Reds secure a vital three points and officially cement their place in the Champions League next season.
Cunha denies bizarre bench rumours
The Brazilian international also scored the winning goal against Chelsea two weeks ago, but missed the subsequent 2-1 win over Brentford due to a minor adductor injury.
Following the Liverpool result, reports from ESPN Brazil emerged claiming that, amid Cunha's minor problem and ahead of the World Cup, United had reached an agreement with the Brazilian football federation to rest Cunha.
However, this has seemingly come as a shock to the player himself.
On Tuesday morning, Cunha took to Instagram to share a photo of himself with the word "What?" accompanied by a laughing emoji, a heart-on-fire emoji (a signature of his), and a Manchester location pin.
United must try to win their final three
Yes, the club have secured Champions League football. This was the main (and only significant) goal the Reds had once Carrick was appointed. But they cannot stop there.
United sit on 64 points with three games to play. Sunderland (A), Nottingham Forest (H), and Brighton (A) all remain.
While they could easily rest on their laurels having secured their ticket to Europe's elite, they must forget about this goal and target winning the final three games.
The club are six poitns cpear of Liverpool and Aston Villa in fourth and fifth, but they must finish the seaosn strong. Nine points from the final three games would see the Red finish on 73 points, which is a major signal of intent.